debacles

noun

variants also débâcles
Definition of debaclesnext
plural of debacle
1
as in disasters
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929

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2
as in failures
something that has failed the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debacles
  1. disasters
  2. failures
  3. catastrophes
  4. losers
  5. tragedies
  6. disappointments
  7. calamities
Noun
  • In the past few years, the platform has enabled participants to have a real-time snapshot of port and inland network congestion and monitor unexpected cargo shifts caused by disasters like the Baltimore Bridge collapse, and world events, such as the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Another $29 billion will go to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for response, recovery and mitigation related to presidentially declared major disasters.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of disasters
Noun
  • Setbacks are never regarded as failures─only opportunities to improve and excel.
    Leen Kawas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Thanks in part to the NHS's failures, Britons are falling behind on metrics from life expectancy to infant mortality.
    Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of failures
Noun
  • This spaceplane would advance space exploration and satellite delivery until ultimately being retired following a series of high-profile and tragic catastrophes.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Kenya grappled with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall that scientists linked to a changing climate.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
  • The Flyers limp into the Christmas break losers of four of their last five (1-4-0), with their lone win over Columbus on Saturday.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This selective spending behavior has created a clear divide between winners and losers in the consumer and retail space.
    Randy Watts, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of losers
Noun
  • Listeners who are all too familiar with Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Uvalde might nonetheless find illuminating Long Shadow’s examination of the political backdrop to these tragedies.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Among Syria's many and complex tragedies, the camp has been a particular preoccupation of Mouaz Moustafa, an activist and the director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of tragedies
Noun
  • Still, the mood has cooled as the pace of growth has proven unpredictable, leading to earnings disappointments and frustrated investors.
    Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In the film, Lucia marries Pietro, only to face down the barrels of life’s disappointments, just like her parents, with newfound motherhood in tow.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappointments
Noun
  • Its namesake bell, changed out for a siren in the 1920s, was meant to avoid such calamities in the future.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Some of those calamities were self-inflicted.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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